Stephen Curry drops 29 points in return from knee injury as Warriors fall to Rockets

Stephen Curry appears to be back to normal.

After missing 27 games with a lingering knee injury, Curry made his return on Sunday night and immediately looked back to his old self. It just wasn’t quite enough to lift the Golden State Warriors past the Houston Rockets.

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The Rockets, after letting Golden State back in front in the final seconds, picked up a 117-116 win over the Warriors on a game-winner from Alperen Sengun.

Curry finished with 29 points off the bench after he went 11-of-21 from the field and 5-of-10 from the 3-point line. He played just 26 minutes, and had a look at a buzzer-beater from the top of the key, but it was just off the mark.

It was the first regular season game that Curry came off the bench for since the 2011-12 campaign. He last came off the bench in the first round of the playoffs in 2022. It was also the first time that Curry had shared the court with his brother, Seth Curry, while playing on the same team.

Stephen Curry takes off in return

Curry entered the game just under the five minute mark of the first quarter, and he received a standing ovation from fans at the Chase Center. Immediately, Curry found a cutting Charles Bassey for an easy dunk to pick up an assist on his first possession of the night. Then a few moments later, he drained a quick, deep 3-pointer through a pair of Rockets defenders in true Curry fashion.

He entered halftime with 10 points after shooting 4-of-10 from the field and 2-of-5 from behind the arc to keep the Warriors within just two points of the Rockets.

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If his first half outing wasn’t enough, Curry proved himself in the third quarter. He dropped 11 points in the period and helped spark an 11-0 run to get the Warriors back in the contest, which included a deep 3-pointer and a wild and-one floater.

Curry got the Warriors within a single point of Houston with about 60 seconds left in the contest, too, after he hit a huge 3-pointer between Sengun and Amen Thompson.

Gary Payton then got a layup on a goaltending call to put the Warriors up by one, which set up one final look for the Rockets. That’s when Sengun made his layup to seal the…

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Author : Ryan Young

Publish date : 2026-04-06 04:42:00

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